9 BAD HABITS THAT YOU MUST BREAK DURING PERIODS

Those 4-6 days in the month are the most painful for women. They are also very depressing. There are a lot of things which can help the pain go away, however, it is highly important for the woman to take proper care of her health during this time of the month. Besides maintaining a personal hygiene, these are the habits that you need to stop doing:

Wearing the same pad for the whole day can cause vaginal infections and produce bad odor. The pads need to be changed in every 3-5 hours no matter if you bleed heavily, or not.

You are already feeling pain, thus do not push yourselves in giving more pain. Do not do things like waxing or planning a root canal.

Having an unexpected sex during the period brings high chances of getting infections. For this reason you better avoid sexual intercourse during your periods.

You can harm your body and give strain to it if you do rigorous exercises during period.

Do not skip meals during your periods as you already lose a lot of energy and blood. Take 3 proper meals and some snacks in between.

Avoid cravings for food in the middle of the night as it will do harm to your body. It is not able to digest all that greasy food which gets in.

Menstrual cramps may make it hard to fall asleep during the night, but it is highly recommend to have a good night’s sleep and relax your body due to the strain you’ve been experiencing for the whole day.

Milk products can worsen the cramps during your period as they contain arachidonic acid, thus avoid consuming them.

Do not involve yourself in watching depressing movies, or listening to sad songs because all this may affect your psychological health.